GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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WordMeaning
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
pedestriancommonplace
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
parlancespeech
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority